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right down the road is the quantico training center for the fbi. >> reporter: the fbi headquarters downtown has a hyper-security focus. it creates a dead space along pennsylvania avenue just blocks from the capitol. now that the fbi is looking to move to a bigger and better space, regional business leaders say there's new hope the dead fbi block can be rebuilt with businesses, condos, retail and night life. >> this would be a very big shot in the arm to downtown washington to better utilize that space, and god help us, not that building. >> not that building. the federal government is just in the early stages of deciding the fbi's future. so all three jurisdictions are negotiating, hoping for, trying to work out ways they can get it. and the skins is just a little part of it. >> hope is the key word, i guess. >> everybody has to have hope in this holiday season. >> thank you, tom. >> merry christmas, tom. >>> three, two, one! >> star-studded night down on the ellipse tonight, not to mention the twinkling with the christmas lights just a few minutes ago. the first family lit the national chr
right down the road is the quantico training center for the fbi. >> reporter: the fbi headquarters downtown has a hyper-security focus. it creates a dead space along pennsylvania avenue just blocks from the capitol. now that the fbi is looking to move to a bigger and better space, regional business leaders say there's new hope the dead fbi block can be rebuilt with businesses, condos, retail and night life. >> this would be a very big shot in the arm to downtown washington to better...
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the fbi headquarters downtown has a hyper security focus. it creates a dead space along pennsylvania avenue, just blocks from the capitol. now that the fbi is looking to move to a bigger and better space, regional business leaders say there's new hope the dead fbi block can be rebuilt with businesses, condos, retail and night life. >> this would be a very big shot in the arm to downtown washington, to better utilize that space. and god help us not that building. >> not one of the -- it is the ugliest building in the city, and could be in the country. >> reporter: a regional battle has broken out between d.c., maryland and virginia. prince george's would support moving to prince george's county if that county allowed the redskins to break the team's lease and move back to washington. revenue chairman jack evans wouldn't discuss those private talks, but acknowledged the city's interest. >> certainly the idea of a switch for the fbi moving to prince george's county, and say the redskins moving back to the city in a brand-new stadium at rfk, wou
the fbi headquarters downtown has a hyper security focus. it creates a dead space along pennsylvania avenue, just blocks from the capitol. now that the fbi is looking to move to a bigger and better space, regional business leaders say there's new hope the dead fbi block can be rebuilt with businesses, condos, retail and night life. >> this would be a very big shot in the arm to downtown washington, to better utilize that space. and god help us not that building. >> not one of the --...
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officials are proposing an unusual trade, offering to support the fbi moving to prince george's county if the redskins would move back to washington. the fbi wants a larger facility than the one on pennsylvania avenue, the one it's been in for many years. d.c. maryland and virginia all battling over who would get the facility. prince george's county would have to allow the redskins to break their lease to move back to the district. county executive rashon baker says he's not in talks to talk about a possible swap. >>> next on news4, toppled trees and damage scattered for miles. see the dramatic video as a tornado touches down in new zealand. >>> a growing mystery after animals were attacked on a local farm. >>> new feature on facebook, >>> a rare tornado rolled through new zealand's largest city. three people killed, 250 others or more had to be evacuated from homes. the tornado hit the suburb of auckland today, dozens of buildings destroyed and massive power outages. officials say this is it the deadliest tornado to hit the region in more than 60 years. >>> tonight police are looking
officials are proposing an unusual trade, offering to support the fbi moving to prince george's county if the redskins would move back to washington. the fbi wants a larger facility than the one on pennsylvania avenue, the one it's been in for many years. d.c. maryland and virginia all battling over who would get the facility. prince george's county would have to allow the redskins to break their lease to move back to the district. county executive rashon baker says he's not in talks to talk...
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the fbi wants to leave its current facility in d.c. prince george's county would have to let the redskins break their lease at fedex field to move. county executive rushern baker says he isn't discussing the proposed trade. >> i wonder if that is going to happen. >> that would be something. >> a lot of people have called for the redskins to be in washington because it's in washington. >> that's a big deal. that's not something that can happen really quickly. we're coming up on 4:51. time to get a check of weather and traffic on the ones. take a look at that. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell with more on what we can expect today. chuck, good morning to you. how is it looking out there? >>> an awful lot of cloud cover out there this morning. good morning to both of you. and a good friday morning to everyone out there in the news 4 nation. cloudy this morning, yes, indeed. a little light rain across the area as well. temperatures comfortably above the freezing mark. that's one of the most important things in the early morning fore
the fbi wants to leave its current facility in d.c. prince george's county would have to let the redskins break their lease at fedex field to move. county executive rushern baker says he isn't discussing the proposed trade. >> i wonder if that is going to happen. >> that would be something. >> a lot of people have called for the redskins to be in washington because it's in washington. >> that's a big deal. that's not something that can happen really quickly. we're coming...
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the fbi wants to leave its current facility in downtown d.c. d.c. council members won't discuss the details of the potential trade, but they do say they're interested. >> the idea of a switch for the fbi moving to prince george's county and, say, the redskins moving back to the city in a brand new stadium at rfk would be something that i would certainly be interested in. >> prince george's county would have to let the redskins break their lease at fedex field to move. county executive rushern baker says he isn't discussing this possible trade. >>> it will be longer before we learn who will represent one prince george's county district in the state assembly. waiting a judge's decision over the battle for the seat. that means controversial greg hall is still the nominee. he has been trying to take over the seat from tiffany alston, who was removed from office. alston claims she should be the delegate still since her sentence was reduced before judgment. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray will discuss a flood project for many blooi -- bloomingdale. if will pu
the fbi wants to leave its current facility in downtown d.c. d.c. council members won't discuss the details of the potential trade, but they do say they're interested. >> the idea of a switch for the fbi moving to prince george's county and, say, the redskins moving back to the city in a brand new stadium at rfk would be something that i would certainly be interested in. >> prince george's county would have to let the redskins break their lease at fedex field to move. county...
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the fbi wants to leave its current facility in downtown d.c. >> the idea of a switch for the fbi moving to prince george's county and, say, the redskins moving back to the city in a brand new stadium at rfk would be something i would certainly be interested in. >> prince george's county would have to let the redskins break their lease at fedex field to move. county executive rushern baker says he isn't discussing the proposed trade. >>> 6:55 now. imagine a football game starting without a kickoff. imagine a game without a kickoff at all. the nfl is considering the idea. the league's competition committee will look at doing away with kickoffs during the off-season. teams would get the ball at their own 30 yard line in a fourth and 15 situation. they could punt the ball away or try to go for it. that would replace the onside kick. kickoffs are considered among the most dangerous plays in football. let us know what you think about this idea on the news 4 today facebook page. the game wouldn't seem the same if you didn't have a kickoff. it marks the beginning. i can understand why it's dang
the fbi wants to leave its current facility in downtown d.c. >> the idea of a switch for the fbi moving to prince george's county and, say, the redskins moving back to the city in a brand new stadium at rfk would be something i would certainly be interested in. >> prince george's county would have to let the redskins break their lease at fedex field to move. county executive rushern baker says he isn't discussing the proposed trade. >>> 6:55 now. imagine a football game...
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they cite several people familiar with the fbi probe into gray's campaign who say city employees and contractors were promised that their contributions would not be reported. that is against city campaign finance laws. the unreported donations are separate from what investigators call an illegal shadow campaign that raised more than $600,000 for gray. >>> the brother of former d.c. council chairman kwame brown is facing bank fraud charges, the same charge that led brown to resign his council seat. he made false claims about his income on a mortgage loan application in 2010. his attorney says that brown plans to plead guilty. che brown also pled guilty to a similar charge in 1995. >>> invasion of privacy or creative marketing? that's the question behind new technology that verizon is working on. according to a patent application, the company is trying to create a device like a dvr that can record your every move. the idea is to cater tv ads specifically to you. but some say the device crosses the line, and nbc technology contributor says users will always have the option to turn off t
they cite several people familiar with the fbi probe into gray's campaign who say city employees and contractors were promised that their contributions would not be reported. that is against city campaign finance laws. the unreported donations are separate from what investigators call an illegal shadow campaign that raised more than $600,000 for gray. >>> the brother of former d.c. council chairman kwame brown is facing bank fraud charges, the same charge that led brown to resign his...
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. >>> two fbi raids in arlington today. officers searched the seventh floor of a building in the 1900 block of fort meyer drive that houses the university of management and technology, a private university. it offers associate, bachelor and master degree programs. cardboard has been placed on the university's windows. officers also searched a town home on 21st road in arlington. the fbi confirms it did serve two search warrants. it will not say what it is looking for. >>> police in virginia think somebody wanted the money in an atm and set a bomb to get it. the blast in fredericksburg, virginia, this morning did not do anything to the cash machine at virginia credit union, except give it a few burn marks. a bomb squad technician checked out the scene to make sure it was safe. the bank stayed open all day. police say there is surveillance video of the incident from about 4:00 this morning. they have not made any arrests at this point. >>> gang violence may be responsible for the murder of a teenager in prince george's county
. >>> two fbi raids in arlington today. officers searched the seventh floor of a building in the 1900 block of fort meyer drive that houses the university of management and technology, a private university. it offers associate, bachelor and master degree programs. cardboard has been placed on the university's windows. officers also searched a town home on 21st road in arlington. the fbi confirms it did serve two search warrants. it will not say what it is looking for. >>>...
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fredericksburg police, state police and fbi roped off the area this morning. the state police bomb arson unit even suited up to check for more explosives after a bomb sniffing dog picked something up near a dumpster. nothing else was ever found. now, there were no injuries. but that blast was powerful enough to wake up a woman who lived nearby and set off car alarms in the area. keith russell, news4. >>> keith, thanks. two fbi raids in arlington today, officers searched the seventh floor of an office building in the 1900 block of forth meyer drive. that office houses the university of management and technology. it's a private university that offers associate, bachelor and master's programs. cardboard hasplaced on the university's windows tonight. the fbi confirms it searched two -- served two search warrants but will not say what they're looking for. >>> a search is on for the driver whoa ran over two people who were walking in gaithersburg and killed one of them. montgomery county police say the victims were brothers. they were hit around 1:00 this morning. o
fredericksburg police, state police and fbi roped off the area this morning. the state police bomb arson unit even suited up to check for more explosives after a bomb sniffing dog picked something up near a dumpster. nothing else was ever found. now, there were no injuries. but that blast was powerful enough to wake up a woman who lived nearby and set off car alarms in the area. keith russell, news4. >>> keith, thanks. two fbi raids in arlington today, officers searched the seventh...
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. >>> coming up on news4 at 5:00, a news4 exclusive about the future of the new fbi headquarters. tom sherwood tells us what could get the district to back the plan to put it in prince george's county. >>> searching for the man who tried to bomb that atm in virginia. we have new pictures from surveillance video. >>> news4 your health, the uv lights are unlikely to cause skin cancer, according to a new study. the study contradicts the feeling of many derm tolss who say the devices are as harmful as tanning beds. researchers at brown university measured the radiation from typical nail lamps and determined you would have to use the lamp every week for 250 years in order for it to pose any real cancer risk. still, doctors say they should use uv radiation not too often. >>> talk about a show of true sportsmanship. jerrod stevens is part of his school's wrestling team in tennessee. he has cerebral palsy. he was matched up against 13-year-old justin. after the two wrestlers shook hands, justin got down on the mat, grabbed his arm and he got the pin and win. that moment was spontaneous an
. >>> coming up on news4 at 5:00, a news4 exclusive about the future of the new fbi headquarters. tom sherwood tells us what could get the district to back the plan to put it in prince george's county. >>> searching for the man who tried to bomb that atm in virginia. we have new pictures from surveillance video. >>> news4 your health, the uv lights are unlikely to cause skin cancer, according to a new study. the study contradicts the feeling of many derm tolss who say...
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. >>> virginia state police and the fbi have now joined an investigation into the bombing of an atm in fredericksburg. detectives tell us there was an explosion around 4:00 this morning here at the virginia credit union on gordon shelton boulevard. the outdoor atm was damaged but no money was taken. the credit union was open for business today. no other explosives were found. >>> a 14-year-old boy is dead after a prince george's county shooting. police say reyes was walking with a group of friends just before 1:00 a.m. on sheridan street in louisdale. men driving by in a car opened fire on teens. reyes was taken to the hospital and later died. another teenager was hit but he's expected to be okay. police believe the shooting was gang related. >>> a fighting over spring speech is in dispute. a man said bad reviews on yelp are costing him business and a lot of money. more on the story. >> jim, today's hearing was all about what jane perez can and cannot say online when this lawsuit is pending. perez wrote bad re suviews, and implies someone from his company may have stolen her jewelry. t
. >>> virginia state police and the fbi have now joined an investigation into the bombing of an atm in fredericksburg. detectives tell us there was an explosion around 4:00 this morning here at the virginia credit union on gordon shelton boulevard. the outdoor atm was damaged but no money was taken. the credit union was open for business today. no other explosives were found. >>> a 14-year-old boy is dead after a prince george's county shooting. police say reyes was walking...